Score Game 1: Maine 8, UAlbany 4
 
Score Game 2: UAlbany 17, Maine 7
 
 Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
 
 Records: UAlbany (2-16, 2-2 America East) | Maine (5-17, 2-3 America East)
  
 Short Story: After falling in game one of the doubleheader, the University at Albany baseball team bounced back with a statement win over Maine, 17-7. 
 
 Key Stat Lines Game 1:

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Ryan Pittz – 2.1 IP | 7 ER | 6 H | 6 BB | 1 K
  • Kyle Locklear – 4.2 IP | 0 ER | 2 H | 2 BB | 3 K
• Luke Filippi had a two-hit performance with a double and an RBI.
• Will Binder recorded two hits and a run scored.
• John Vitucci and Ryan Ferremi also tallied a hit. 

 
Key Stat Lines Game 2:

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Owen Birkman – 6 IP | 3 ER | 7 H | 2 BB | 3 K
  • Connor Eisenmann – 3 IP | 1 ER | 2 H | 2 BB | 1 K
• Ryan Ferremi led the way on offence with four hits, including a home run and a double, with four runs and two RBIs. 
• John Vitucci reached base four times (two hits and two walks) while tallying three RBIs in the winning effort. 
• Luke Filippi had two hits and three walks with three runs scored. 
• Four other Great Danes recorded hits in the win – Luke Myers, Jared Toby, Thomas McElwee, and Michael Maggio. 

 
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "I thought it was a great bounce-back win in game two. Obviously, that starts and ends on the mound, it always does. Owen gave us a great six innings and the offense took advantage of some things that were given to us. I thought we did a good job with their start, he's had a really good year for a young kid. We put some good at-bats together and lengthen that lead in the middle of the game. Tomorrow's going to be a big day with a pivotal game in the series."
 
 How it Happened Game 1:

• Ryan Pittz started on the bump for the Great Danes. The Black Bears gave Giani Gambardel the start.
• Maine got things going early in the first with Jeremiah Jenkins hitting a solo shot to centerfield to give Maine an early 1-0 advantage. 
• With runners on the corners in the second inning, Jack Friend hit a single to left field to score a run. After loading the bases, Nick White singled to drive in two more, extending the Black Bears' lead, 4-0. 
• Loading the bases in the third inning, Jake Marquez earned a walk to bring in a run. Myles Sargent scored on a wild pitch to push Maine's advantage to 6-0. 
• Kyle Locklear was brought in from the pen by UAlbany in the third inning with bases loaded. 
• White hit a sac fly to deep centerfield to push the Black Bears' lead to 7-0.
• With runners on the corners, Will Burns hit a sac fly to center field to extend Maine's advantage to 8-0.
• In the bottom of the fourth, the Great Danes loaded the bases for Levi McAllister. McAllister reached on a fielder's choice that saw Will Binder come in to score. Luke Filippi followed up with a double to center field to bring in two runs. Ryan Ferremi capped off the inning with a single through the right side, scoring UAlbany's fourth run of the inning, making it 8-4.  
• The Black Bears held on to claim game one of the doubleheader, 8-4.

 
How it Happened Game 2:

• The Great Danes gave Owen Birkman the bump in game two. Jason Krieger started for Maine.
• After back-to-back hits by Luke Myers and Ferremi, Myers came in to score on an error. Thomas McElwee singled to the outfield to bring in a run. John Vitucci followed up with a two-run RBI single to right center, giving UAlbany an early 4-0 advantage.
• Loading the bases to start the bottom of the second, Jared Toby earned a walk to see Ferremi cross the plate. Binder scored on a wild pitch. McElwee brought another run in for the Great Danes with a ground ball to second, giving UAlbany a 7-0 lead.
• Marshall Smaracko came in to pitch by Maine to start the third inning.
• With two runners in scoring position to start the inning, two runs scored on an error by the third baseman. Ferremi followed up with an RBI double to right field, making it 9-0 in favor of the Great Danes. Luke Filippi singled through the left side to add another run. 
• The Black Bears called Nate Lewis in to pitch from the pen with one out and a runner on second in the third. 
• Filippi scored on a wild pitch to push UAlbany's lead to 11-0.
• In the top of the fourth, Nick White hit a two-run shot to center field to make it 11-2.
• With runners on first and second, Jeremiah Jenkins slugged a double off the right field wall to bring in a run. Maine continued to cut into the lead with another run scoring on an error, making it 11-4. 
• Connor Eisenmann came in to pitch for UAlbany in the seventh inning. 
• Zach Martin mashed a two-run homer for Maine, as the Great Danes held on to an 11-6 advantage. 
• Answering back in the seventh, Ryan Ferremi pulled a ball for a solo home run, extending UAlbany's lead to 12-6.
• Geoff Mosseau was brought in to pitch by the Black Bears with two runners in scoring position. 
• Luke Filippi and Jared Toby scored on a wild pitch. Vitucci added on with an RBI double to right field to give the Great Danes a 16-6 lead.
• Marquez hit a single through the left side with runners on the corners to score a run for Maine. 
• Toby worked a walk in the eighth inning with bases loaded bring in a run for UAlbany. 
• The Great Danes tallied 12 hits, including four extra-base hits, on the way to a 17-7 victory in game two. 

 
Next: UAlbany will face Maine on Sunday for game 3 of the series at 12 pm. Keep up with all the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on X (@UAlbanybaseball), Instagram (@ualbanybaseball), and Facebook (UAlbany Baseball).